Living on the Edge

It was only 18 months ago that Russian Marat Dupri bought a Canon camera. In his quest to take extraordinary shots, the 19-year-old and his friends travel to the peak of Moscow's tallest structures, often having to sneak past security guards. To capture these nerve-wracking shots, they carefully walk around the edges of these buildings, completely unharnessed.

"When I am on the roof, I have a feeling that the whole world is by my feet," says Dupri. "All my problems and trouble are left somewhere down. The height exhilarates me.

"I've taken pictures from a 270 meter high radio mast that was still in use. I got a huge adrenaline rush from taking the pictures, but I had a severe headache for several days after - I think it was from radiation. It was worth it to get such amazing photos though."

Photo credit: Caters News Agency
via [Dailymail], [Aha!]

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Comment by Cristina St. Germain on September 26, 2011 at 11:15am: balls of steel, kudos that he could go that high and then stand at the edge and look out

Comment by Marica on September 17, 2011 at 3:34pm: So COOL!!

Comment by Amy Wong on September 16, 2011 at 7:00pm: That looks pretty dangerous though. :x But pretty exciting photos!

Comment by Vince S. Manayaga III on September 16, 2011 at 6:37pm: wow! nice shots

Comment by sAm on September 16, 2011 at 2:37pm: Sweaty palms just looking at these photos, amazing stuff.